ML23145A260

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Revision of Schedule for the Environmental Review of the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station, Units 3 and 4, Subsequent License Renewal Application (EPID Number: L-2021-SLE-0002) (Docket Numbers: 50-250 and 50-251)
ML23145A260
Person / Time
Site: Turkey Point  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 06/05/2023
From: Christopher Regan
NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ELRB
To: Strand D
Florida Power & Light Co
References
EPID L-2021-SLE-0002
Download: ML23145A260 (4)


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Dianne Strand GM Regulatory Affairs Florida Power & Light Co.

15430 Endeavor Drive (NT3/JW)

Jupiter West, FL 33478

SUBJECT:

REVISED SCHEDULE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 3 AND 4, SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (EPID NUMBER:

L-2021-SLE-0002) (DOCKET NUMBERS: 50-250 AND 50-251)

Dear Dianne Strand:

By Subsequent License Renewal Application - Appendix E Environmental Report Supplement 2|letter dated June 9, 2022]], Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) (ML22160A301), Florida Power & Light Company submitted an Environmental Report, Supplement 2, related to its 2018 application (ML18037A812) for the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4 (Turkey Point) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) pursuant to section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Requirements for renewal of operating licenses for nuclear power plants. This letter is to inform you about a schedule revision in the Turkey Point license renewal review.

Due to several factors, the NRC staff now expects to issue the draft site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) in August 2023 and the final site-specific EIS in March 2024. These factors include: 1) staff resource challenges related to high priority work, including the license renewal generic environmental impact statement and rulemaking; 2) the unexpected complexity developing first-of-a-kind site-specific EIS language for an action of this type; 3) increased workload due to receipt of multiple unplanned license renewal and subsequent license renewal applications; and 4) anticipated significant stakeholder engagement on the draft EIS.

June 5, 2023

D. Strand This revision of schedule was discussed with Mike Davis of your staff. If you have any questions on the revised schedule, please contact Lance Rakovan by telephone at 301-415-2589 or via email at Lance.Rakovan@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Christopher M. Regan, Director Division of Rulemaking, Environment, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl.: Distribution via Listserv Signed by Regan, Christopher on 06/05/23

ML23145A260 OFFICE PM:REFS LA:REFS BC:REFS DD:REFS NAME LRakovan AWalker-Smith TSmith CRegan DATE 5/30/2023 5/31/2023 6/2/2023 6/2/2023

TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 3 & 4 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION SUPPLEMENT REVISED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SCHEDULE Milestone Scheduled Actual Site-specific environmental license renewal application supplement received by NRC 6/9/2022 NRC publishes availability of supplement Federal Register notice (FRN) 7/26/2022 NRC publishes notice of intent to prepare a site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) supplement and start of 30-day limited scoping period FRN 10/2022 10/7/2022 Limited scoping period ends 11/2022 11/8/2022 Conduct environmental audit 12/2022 12/12/2022 -

1/6/2023 NRC issues environmental requests for additional information (RAI) and requests for confirmation of information (RCI), as needed 1/2023 2/1/2023 NRC receives RAI/RCI responses 2/2023 3/3/2023 NRC publishes draft site-specific EIS and FRNs to start 45-day comment period and 60-day period to request a hearing 6/2023 8/2023 Draft site-specific EIS supplement comment period ends 8/2023 10/2023 Period to request a hearing end 9/2023 10/2023 Publish final site-specific EIS supplement and FRN 10/2023 3/2024 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Issues FRN - final site-specific EIS supplement notice of availability and beginning of 30-day cooling off period 10/2023 3/2024 NRC issues FRN - renewed license/record of decision (assuming no comments during EPA cooling off period or per Commission direction, as appropriate) 12/2023 4/2024 Enclosure